Post: How to Take a Pic of your Screen (Screenshot)
03-29-2010, 02:18 PM #1
Irish
Samurai Poster
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Alright a lot of people ask this in the shoutbox and i couldn't find a thread about it so I decided to make a tutorial.(it's very simple)
"FOR PC"
Step 1.
Press the Printscreen/PRTSC/PRTSCR/PRTSCN Button.(Or in some cases FN+PRTSC)
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Step 2.
Go to Paint/Photoshop/Gimp and Press CTRL+V or FILE than Paste.

Step 3.
Crop it to the size you want.
My video on how to crop with paint and Photoshop.

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"NOT" my video on how to crop in GIMP.

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Step 4.
Save your image as .PNG for best quality and size.

Step 5.
Upload your saved image to an Image Hosting site i.e. Photobucket etc.

Step 6.
Get your image code or link and voila you have your very own screenshot.

"FOR MAC"

Step 1.
Press the keys CMD+SHIFT+3 to take your screen shot
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Step 2.
Go to Photoshop and press CMD+P
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Step 3.
Crop it to the size you want.
My video on how to crop with paint and Photoshop.(just use the Photoshop part.)

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Step 4.
Save your image as .PNG for best quality and size.

Step 5.
Upload your saved image to an Image Hosting site i.e. Photobucket etc.

Step 6.
Get your image code or link and voila you have your very own screenshot.
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The following 7 users say thank you to Irish for this useful post:

+tA Panda., Canada, dfrost182, exTacy Angel, psychobe@n, Sert, The Shoota
05-25-2010, 10:14 PM #20
Canada
Ottawa
Thank you! now i know Smile
05-28-2010, 04:30 PM #21
Das ist ja cool

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very wellClaps
06-01-2010, 07:37 PM #22
Adkins
Banned
I use snipping tool.
06-05-2010, 03:00 AM #23
exTacy Angel
Auto 4 Theft?
thanks you
06-08-2010, 09:46 AM #24
An absolute genius, I can't tell you how many time I have tried this or looked for an explanation. Simple and to the point.
06-15-2010, 10:10 PM #25
Originally posted by Insertion View Post
Stuck.......Nice job on the thread.


Sorry really off topic but how do you get that nextgenupdate thing that says moderator and stuff?
06-17-2010, 11:26 AM #26
Thanks for the nice information , now i will be posting my desktop screenshot in next thread Smile
06-21-2010, 01:59 PM #27
Woh man i have tried ,really nice ,no use of software for screenshot ,it easy method
07-16-2010, 05:13 AM #28
E-89A3
Keeper
Very helpful. Thanks. Nice taking the extra step and crop.

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